Tutorial (GIMP): Making Titles Stand Out

Here is how to emphasize text with an outline and a drop shadow.

Tutorial (GIMP): Making an Image Transparent

Sometimes you have an image with an opaque background that blocks whatever is behind the image. In many cases, this is undesirable. However, replacing the background with a transparent background is a simple solution to this problem. Here is how you make an image transparent in GIMP

Tutorial (GIMP): Creating a Transparent Image

With GIMP, many times it is useful to create transparent images. though you can edit an image to make it transparent, it is sometimes easier to make a transparent image to begin with.